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Good post but I think the real issue for us younger guys is that we literally grew up with access to hardcore porn in our bedrooms and for some of us, it has caused long-lasting issues with social anxiety, porn addiction, ED, etc.

It's something you may not be able to fully grasp having lived the kind of lifestyle you had when you were our age. The writing's pretty well on the wall amongst internet communities that long-term use and over reliance of porn has done us some pretty awful damage.

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I went to Marine Corps Boot Camp and did not masturbate for 3 months, and I was 19.

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We just got back from Greece where Kate liked to joke around with the locals about the word "malakas," which literally means "man who masturbates," and which she learned while working at a Greek restaurant in 1970's Anne Arbor." It's one of the most commonly used pejorative slang words in Greek, meant as an insult, that you masturbate so much that you have become an idiot. Really, I would think, this is the best they can come up with? Now excuse me while I get back to my hysterical epilepsy and cataleptic fits...

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Hey Chris and others! I consider this a smart community so i thought id ask has anyone read Gary Wilsons work or seen the studies done where it shows the MRIs of people who watch porn regularly are the same as heroin addicts? Im not against masterbating at all i jack off like 5 times in a day sometimes but i think maybe porn can have some bad consequences to it. Thats why im advocating a NNN Nostalgia Nut November where I only jack off to old playboys found in the attic now. Gary Wilson in the study said pictures is better because at least you have to use your imagination. I was thinkin about if u gave an iphone with billions of people fuckin to a hunter gatherer this would surely his brain composition would differ than without the porn. Sometimes ill refrain from jacking off to get what feels like super hero strength but then the sort of xray vision thing comes in where i start to almost see thru womans clothes and get way too horny and even a snippet of a boob on tv can make me wanna jack off. Was wonderin wat ur guys opinions were? But i also agree that an addiction to anything is not the substance but the root underlying cause of it as well.

Theres also this article that the images are fake.

https://medium.com/@nicole.prause/the-fake-brain-image-being-circulated-by-anti-pornography-extremists-fedc59ccccbe

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Love the witty Nancy Reagan jab in your title Chris. Thank you for speaking out against this “War on Tugs.” There is a mass of men saluting your service with their non-dominant hand.

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Loved this post--sharp and witty and insightful.

Thank you

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As usual, I am reminded again how much I appreciate your existence in this world

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No Nut November starting…now!

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I think every guy should go for it 30 days at least once and see for themselves. I personally became super motivated to create stuff, no brain fog, constantly coming up with creative ideas to write down, working out, jogging. When I was around women I was super sharp, engaged in the conversations and feeling very confident. It was the first time I genuinely felt at ease, not needing the “fake it till you make it”. It was all very surprising. Compared to what I was and how I felt before, a huge difference. Idk it might not work if you are naturally extroverted, from what I’ve read not all people feel the benefits.

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Great article Chris! All I can say is god save us smh, I hope we are not lost as a society but the more things I learn and read about like "No nut November" the more disappointed I feel. Its hard to believe these things are real. I feel like I am in the twilight zone. God save us

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One study (that I just made up) shows that men who masturbate less than 1x per week exhibit higher instances of road-rage, leading to a 5x higher likelihood that they will perish in a traffic accident.

It's science.

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The takeaway for me is, there's pretty much no chance I will get prostate cancer. Bonus.

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No nut November isn’t that bad. It’s mainly just to see if you can actually make it through the month without touching your dick. If you can’t go 30 days without hitting that hammer then I think the pleasure has made you it’s slave. Once I made it through one NNN I think my relationship with beating off became way healthier. Especially because of how porn is so intertwined with jacking off today and porn addictions aren’t just simple pleasure. It can fuck with your real relationships

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Help me, please. What is with January? I need to know what to do until Frivolous February.

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